Problems with my new rig..

[jeri534]

hi..i just got a new rig built heres my specs:

1.1 GHz T Bird Athlon
Asus A7V KT133 Motherboard
512MB PC133 SDRAM
15GB 7200RPM Maxtor Hard Drive
Prophet 2 MX 32MB PCI
Sound Blaster Live! MP3+
F=ma GFC2204 10/100 Fast PCI Adapter
Creative Labs 52x CD-ROM

Problem 1: Sometimes when I boot or reboot my system and it gets past all that computer info sometimes it doesnt load my desktop and I have to reset my computer..

Problem 2: oPEN GL games crashing..CS crashes every now and then but..Unreal Tournament it just crashes ALL THE TIME..crashes as in ALT+CTRL+DELETE crashes which usually makes me reboot my system.

I have the latest drivers..for my 3d card..sound card..mobo....chipset..i switch ym 3d card in different slots also..so my 3d card and sound card do not share IRQ's i have nothing in the backround when playing my games..if anyone can help it'd be much appreciated..thanks..

 

[Jiggz]

If you are not overclocked, then it's most likely the PSU. You need a quality PSU of at least 300W for a TB 1.1Ghz. I just finished troubleshooting a friend's 'puter and the problem was PSU on a 1.1Ghz TB. Needless to say he has to settle for a D-900 for now until he gets a new PSU.

 

[jeri534]

not overclocked and we have a 300W Power Supply

 

[wasnlos]

nevertheless i'd say it's the PSU,
take a look at it and please tell me what AMPERE you read at 3.3 VOLT.

try out modest timings for your RAM.

what about the bios-version aon your ASUS-mainboard, maybe, but only maybe, an update might help.

what's the setting of the I/O-voltage, a little increase here might help.

 

[jeri534]

ehh can u point me to where I can find these...and I downloaded the Bios but its a weirdfile type im not sure what to do with it..i have 1005b bios right now

 

[jeri534]

heres wut it says in the I/O thing in system

0x0000-0x000F Direct memory access controller OK
0x0010-0x001F Motherboard resources OK
0x0020-0x0021 Programmable interrupt controller OK
0x0022-0x002D Motherboard resources OK
0x0030-0x003F Motherboard resources OK
0x0040-0x0043 System timer OK
0x0044-0x005F Motherboard resources OK
0x0060-0x0060 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard OK
0x0061-0x0061 System speaker OK
0x0062-0x0063 Motherboard resources OK
0x0064-0x0064 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard OK
0x0065-0x006F Motherboard resources OK
0x0070-0x0073 System CMOS/real time clock OK
0x0074-0x007F Motherboard resources OK
0x0080-0x0090 Direct memory access controller OK
0x0091-0x0093 Motherboard resources OK
0x0094-0x009F Direct memory access controller OK
0x00A0-0x00A1 Programmable interrupt controller OK
0x00A2-0x00BF Motherboard resources OK
0x00C0-0x00DF Direct memory access controller OK
0x00E0-0x00EF Motherboard resources OK
0x00F0-0x00FF Numeric data processor OK
0x0170-0x0177 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller OK
0x0170-0x0177 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) OK
0x01F0-0x01F7 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller OK
0x01F0-0x01F7 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) OK
0x0200-0x0207 Creative Gameport Joystick OK
0x0220-0x022F Creative SB16 Emulation OK
0x02F8-0x02FF Communications Port (COM2) OK
0x0330-0x0331 Creative SB16 Emulation OK
0x0376-0x0376 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller OK
0x0376-0x0376 Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) OK
0x0378-0x037F ECP Printer Port (LPT1) OK
0x0388-0x038B Creative SB16 Emulation OK
0x03B0-0x03BB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 OK
0x03C0-0x03DF NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 OK
0x03F0-0x03F1 Motherboard resources OK
0x03F2-0x03F5 Standard Floppy Disk Controller OK
0x03F6-0x03F6 VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller OK
0x03F6-0x03F6 Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) OK
0x03F7-0x03F7 Standard Floppy Disk Controller OK
0x03F8-0x03FF Communications Port (COM1) OK
0x04D0-0x04D1 Motherboard resources OK
0x0778-0x077B ECP Printer Port (LPT1) OK
0x0CF8-0x0CFF PCI bus OK
0x1000-0x101F Creative SB Live! OK
0x1020-0x103F VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller OK
0x1040-0x1047 Creative MultiMedia Interface OK
0x1060-0x107F VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller OK
0x1080-0x109F Realtek RTL8029(AS)-based PCI Ethernet Adapter OK
0x8000-0x803F WinNT Promise Ultra100 (tm) IDE Controller (PDC20265) OK
0x8400-0x8403 WinNT Promise Ultra100 (tm) IDE Controller (PDC20265) OK
0x8800-0x8807 WinNT Promise Ultra100 (tm) IDE Controller (PDC20265) OK
0x9000-0x9003 WinNT Promise Ultra100 (tm) IDE Controller (PDC20265) OK
0x9400-0x9407 WinNT Promise Ultra100 (tm) IDE Controller (PDC20265) OK
0xD800-0xD80F VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller OK
0xD800-0xD80F Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) OK
0xD808-0xD80F Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) OK
0xE400-0xE47F Motherboard resources OK
0xE800-0xE80F Motherboard resources OK

 

[wasnlos]

okay, here we go

on the PSU there should be a sticker or anything with the technical specs of the PSU, if you don't see it right away you'll have to take the PSU out of the case in order to get the information needed. on the sticker you should then see 3.3VOLT and the corresponding AMPERE, that's what i'd like to know.

the memory: is it one module of 512MB or two of 256MB?

I/O-voltage: i meant the setting in the bios that could be increased a little bit. i don't know exactly where it can be found, but it exists, just look for it.

BIOS-update, only do that if nothing else helps, if you're not sure how to do it, get help, if it goes wrong your mainboard is screwed up!!!
the latest BIOS for your board is version 1007, can be found
here, it's zipped, so unzip an write down the name of the file for later use
for the flashing itself you need a bootdisk, aflash.exe (can be found
here) and the BIOS-file mentionned above.
the procedure:
copy aflash and the BIOS-file to a floppydisk,
then boot the pc with the bootdisk, insert the floppydisk with the two files copied before, start aflash and follow the procedure there (basically you can save the old bios to the floppy (useless) and flash the bios typing in the name of the new BIOS-file), never turn off power while flashing.
if all works out you'll be able to see the new BIOS post after flashing.

 

[jeri534]

ok im back...i think Im gonna try those bios..but i aint exactly sure how to do em..i put those 2 files in a floppy disk..so I just boot up with the floppy and thats it?

 

[Helznicht]

NO, you need to make a boot disk in windows first, then copy the files onto that disk.

Be sure to "load bios defaults" (in the bios) after you flash the MB!

 

[wasnlos]

@jeri

please, don't get me wrong, but your last post sounds as if you were not sure at all about what to do when flashing the BIOS.

before flashing please answer the questions above my blabla how to flash

 

[jeri534]

asmlos hey...ur right I aint kno crap wut to do..but i have 2 256 sticks..i am almost 100% sure we have 300W cause we have 4 extra case fans in the tower...I/O voltage im not sure what to do with that..thanks for the help so far

 

[jeri534]

n e one?

 

[jeri534]

bump..btw if I cahnged from current WIN ME to WIN98SE can that fix my problem?

 

[jeri534]

bump

 

[wasnlos]

hey jeri,

try it with only one of the memory-modules

if you have the time, give WIN98SE a try, getting rid of ME solves so many problems

and why don't you just take out the PSU and tell me what you read at 3.3VOLT, when you see the sticker it will be obvious to you what i'm asking for